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MLB – Major League Baseball
Last Night
Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 1
Seattle Mariners 6, Chicago White Sox 5 (11 Innings)
Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 2
Twins 4, Tigers 1 – Twins homer twice off Rodriguez, beat Tigers 4-1
Max Kepler and Eddie Rosario homered off Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth, and the Minnesota Twins scored three runs in the inning to beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Wednesday. Detroit wasted a fine start by Justin Verlander, who gave up a run and two hits in eight innings. Rodriguez (1-1) retired the first two batters of the ninth before Kepler sent a drive to right field to break the 1-all tie. Rodriguez then made a throwing error and appeared to be shaken up, but after a conference at the mound he stayed in the game and allowed a two-run shot by Rosario. Ryan Pressly (3-5) earned the win in relief, and Brandon Kintzler pitched the ninth for his sixth save. Minnesota’s Joe Mauer and Detroit’s Ian Kinsler homered in the first, and that was all the scoring until the ninth.
Mariners 6, White Sox 5 (11 Innings) – Martin hits 2 HRs, drive in 11th lifts Mariners over Chisox
Leonys Martin hit his second home run of the game, a solo shot with one out in the 11th inning that sent the Seattle Mariners over the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Wednesday. Martin hit a two-run drive in the second inning. He then drove an 0-2 pitch from Dan Jennings (3-2) over the wall in right for his 13th homer. Vidal Nuno (1-1) pitched one inning for the victory. Up next, pitcher James Shields (4-11, 5.10 ERA) makes his ninth start for Chicago to open a four-game series at home against Detroit. Shields is 2-2 with a 1.91 ERA in his last four starts.
Cubs 6, Mets 2 – Rizzo homers twice off Colon; Hendricks, Cubs top Mets 6-2
Anthony Rizzo homered twice off Bartolo Colon, Kyle Hendricks pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Mets 6-2 Wednesday to take two of three in the rematch of last year’s NL Championship Series. Rizzo pulled a slider to right for a solo homer in the third, a drive that would have traveled 451 feet had it landed at ground level unimpeded, according to MLB’s Statcast program. Two innings later with a runner on, he sent a fastball into the right-field bleachers, estimated at 436 feet by Statcast. Rizzo also hit a two-run homer in Monday’s victory as the Cubs rebounded from a four-game sweep in New York this month.
Tonight
Detroit (Mike Pelfrey 2-9) at Chicago White Sox (James Shields 4-11), 8:10 p.m. WSJM Sports/Cosy-FM 7:45
Cubs are off
MLB – Cubs acquire LHP Montgomery from Mariners for 1B Vogelbach
The Cubs added bullpen help by acquiring left-hander Mike Montgomery from the Seattle Mariners for first baseman and designated hitter Dan Vogelbach. Chicago also obtained right-handed prospect Jordan Pries in Wednesday’s deal. Right-hander Paul Blackburn also goes to Seattle. The 27-year-old Montgomery has a 2.34 ERA in two starts and 30 relief appearances with the Mariners this season. The former first round pick of Kansas City was traded to Tampa Bay in the 2012 James Shields deal, when the Cubs’ Joe Maddon was managing Tampa Bay. Maddon described Montgomery as “big left-hander with a very good arm.” The 23-year-old Vogelbach was hitting .318 with 16 homers and 64 RBIs in 89 games for Triple-A Iowa. The Cubs selected Voelbach in the second round of the 2011 amateur draft. The 26-year-old Pries had a 4.93 ERA in Double-A Jackson and Triple-A Tacoma this season. The 22-year-old Blackburn had a 3.17 ERA in 18 starts with Double-A Tennessee.
MLB – Rangers acquire minor league righty Carroll from White Sox
The Texas Rangers have acquired minor league right-hander Scott Carroll from the Chicago White Sox for cash. Texas completed the deal Wednesday, and will assign the 31-year-old Carroll to Double-A Frisco. The move comes a week after the White Sox assigned him outright to Triple-A Charlotte. Carroll appeared in 47 major league games the past three seasons for the White Sox. He made three relief appearances for Chicago from May 6-12 before being sent back to Charlotte, where he was 2-8 with a 5.55 in 16 games (12 starts) this season.
NFL – League to hire medical officer
The NFL will be hiring a chief medical officer to work with team medical staffs, the players’ union and league committees. In a letter sent to the 32 team presidents and obtained by The Associated Press, Commissioner Roger Goodell said the chief medical officer also would work with the broader independent scientific and medical communities.
NFL – Lions add depth, signing former Broncos DE Quanterus Smith
The Detroit Lions have signed defensive end Quanterus Smith. The Lions announced the move Wednesday, a little more than a week before the team reports for training camp. Smith played in 15 games during the 2014 season for the Denver Broncos and made 11 tackles. He was on practice squads last season with the New York Jets and Jacksonville Jaguars. Denver drafted him from Western Kentucky in the fifth round three years ago.
NFL – Bears sign former Panthers guard Silatolu
The Chicago Bears have signed former Carolina Panthers guard Amini Silatolu. The 6-foot-4, 320-pound Silatolu started 28 of the 34 games he appeared in over four seasons with the Panthers. Silatolu was mostly a backup last season and played in nine games before tearing the ACL in his left knee. The Bears also waived quarterback Dalyn Williams on Wednesday. He’s an undrafted rookie.
NHL – Richards retires
Brad Richards is ending his 15-year NHL career that included two Stanley Cup championships. He was voted the 2004 Conn Smythe trophy winner as playoff MVP when he led Tampa Bay to the title. He also played on the 2015 Stanley Cup winner with Chicago. Richards was a 10-time 20-goal scorer and finished with 298 goals and 634 assists for 932 points in 1,126 games in a career that included stops with Dallas, New York Rangers and recently with the Detroit Red Wings.
NBA – Bulls sign Canaan, add long-range shooter
The Chicago Bulls have signed guard Isaiah Canaan. A three-year veteran, Canaan spent most of the past two seasons with Philadelphia. He averaged a career-high 11 points last season while shooting 36 percent from the field and just over 36 percent from long range, hitting 176 of 485 3-pointers. Canaan was one of 11 players in the NBA who made four or more 3s in at least 20 games. The Bulls announced the signing, but did not reveal the terms of the contract on Wednesday. Canaan’s agency tweeted last week that he agreed to a two-year deal.
NASCAR – Earnhardt out, Gordon in
Jeff Gordon’s retirement will be short-lived when he jumps behind the wheel this weekend, filling in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the Brickyard 400. Earnhardt is suffering from concussion-like symptoms and four-time Sprint Cup champ Gordon will take his place at Indianapolis and Pocono. Gordon retired after last season.
Olympics – Decision on Russia expected Sunday
Former World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey says it should be a “clear-cut” decision: Russia should not be allowed to compete at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Meanwhile, Russia’s top Olympic official says he expects a final decision by Sunday on whether the entire Russian team will be banned from next month’s Rio Games. The Court of Arbitration for Sport will issue its verdict today on Russia’s appeal to overturn the IAAF (I-double-A-F) ban on its track and field athletes for the Olympics. The IOC will take that into account before making its own decision.
Cycling – Tour de France – Zakarin wins stage, Froome increases lead
Russia’s Ilnur Zakarin has won the 17th stage of the Tour de Franc, which was the first Alpine stage. It was Zakarin’s first stage win at cycling’s biggest event. Defending champ Chris Froome increased his overall lead to 2 minutes, 27 seconds.
MWL – Midwest League Baseball
Last Night
West Michigan 11, Peoria 1
Burlington 7, South Bend 5
Clinton 3, Lansing 0
Great Lakes 5, Kane County 1
Tonight
Peoria at West Michigan, 7:00 p.m.
Burlington at South Bend, 7:05 p.m.
Clinton at Lansing, 7:05 p.m.
Kane County at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m.
